Where does “facepalmy” come from?
facepalmy (English) comes from English facepalm, from English Palm, from Middle English palme, from Old French palme, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
facepalmy (English): Synonym of embarrassing
Definitions
- Synonym of embarrassing
Ancestry of “facepalmy”, step by step
facepalmy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English facepalm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | facepalm | A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the... |
| 2 | English | Palm | Alternative letter-case form of palm |
| 3 | Middle English | palme | palm |
| 4 | Old French | palme | palm leaf; Alternative form of paume |
| 5 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |